SteveGelsi

The IPO market continues to offer deals to investors despite the normally slow summer months as well as distractions on the geopolitical scene after the Thursday bombings in London.

In what's shaping up as the largest deal on deck for the week of July 11, Quintana Maritime plans to offer 16.7 million shares within an estimated price range of $14 to $16 each in a bid to raise about $251 million with underwriters Citigroup and Morgan Stanley. The company, the latest in a series of shipping firms to go public, plans to trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol "QMAR."

Quintana is an international provider of drybulk marine transportation services that incorporated in the Marshall Islands early this year.

The company was formed by affiliates of Corbin J. Robertson Jr., First Reserve Corp. and American Metals & Coal International Inc.

Separately, Focus Media plans to offer 10.1 million shares at $14 to $16 each in a bid to raise $152 million with underwriters Goldman Sachs and CS First Boston.

The Shanghai-based operator of an out-of-home TV advertising network plans to trade American depositary receipts on Nasdaq under "FMCN."

Specialty finance firm IPO awaits

JER Investors Trust plans to offer 12.4 million shares at $14 to $16 each in a bid to raise about $217 million with underwriter Friedman Billings Ramsey.

The McLean, Va.-based specialty-finance company, managed by J.E Roberts Co., plans to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under "JRT."

CryoCor IPO on deck

CryoCor plans to offer 3 million shares at $11 to $13 each in a bid to raise about $36 million with underwriters W.R. Hambrecht, First Albany Capital and Roth Capital Partners.

The San Diego-based maker of a catheter system to treat heart problems marks the latest so-called open IPO to hit the stock market. Other high-profile open IPOs included Google
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and Morningstar
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The company plans to trade on Nasdaq under "CRYO."

Orchid Paper hopes to raise $15M

And in a smaller deal for the week, Orchids Paper Products plans to offer 1.88 million shares at $7 to $9 each in a bid to raise $15 million with underwriter Taglich Brothers.

The Pryor, Okla.-based company makes paper towels, bathroom tissue and paper napkins sold in supermarkets.

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